However, some people say that cracking knuckles can result in arthritis. The answer to that myth is in what happens when you crack your knuckles. The pop sound is created due to the bubbles popping in ...

A doctor has finally revealed the truth on whether cracking your knuckles can give you arthritis amid ongoing confusion on social media. There's no doubt that cracking your knuckles provides a lot of ...

According to Joseph Medellin, M.D, a sports medicine physician with Henry Ford Health, the cracking sound happens when you stretch or bend your finger bones backward. When you do that what happens ...

Medical research isn't completely clear on this. The answer may depend on how often someone is knuckle cracking. Although it's generally not shown to cause arthritis, as some people have thought, ...

A knuckle is a finger joint. Like other joints, it can experience injury or be affected by a health problem. Each of your ...

Dr Chris van Tullekan questions that piece of perennial parental advice: don’t crack your knuckles or you’ll get arthritis! One researcher, Dr Donald Unger, actually cracked the knuckles of ...

One reason is that finger surgery has a high complication and failure rate. It can also sacrifice mobility for pain relief. The two main surgical options for hand arthritis are fusion (arthrodesis) ...

Many forms of arthritis and related conditions that affect different parts of the hands. Common symptoms include pain, stiffness, swelling or numbness in the wrist and fingers. Pitted nails, painful ...

UConn Health Hand Surgeon Dr. Joel Ferreira and Stephanie Reitz share how she overcame arthritis in her fingers to bowl and ...